Pour-out.



P. ANDERSON.

POUR-OUT.

APPLICAUON FILED OCT. 28. 1912.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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United States, hate inte'iite'd a new and useful Improvement in PotiiwUuts, of which thel following is a specification.

hilly inventioi'i relates to' cans which are especially adapted to hold gasolene, naphtha and other volatile' liquids and comprises a valve which may be easily opened in the act of pouring out the contents of the can. For

vliquids which volatlliie easily, especially such as give off an inflammable or explosive l v\"apor,.it is desirable that the can be closed at all times 'except during the' pouring operation, and one feature of my invention relates to the use of a lever for opening 'the valve, l

which lever is so located as to be conveniently operated in the act of pouring from the can.

My invention in its preferred form is shown' in the drawings applied to cans ofy tail of a small can to which my invention is applied, Fig. being a. top view thereof.

in each view A is the can which in general is of any ordinary construction. Frojecting inward from its top is a perforated vtube or cage B closed at the bottom and having a collar 1 lat its top, the lower edge of which is suitably shaped to form a valve seat. This tube forms a cage in which is the valve C, the valve being held normally against its seat by a spring D `vhich rests on the bottom o of the tube and is of suflicient length and strength to press the'` valve against its seat under all ordinary conditions. I have shown in the drawings a spherical valve and its appropriate seat as such a valve has proved satisfactory for the present purpose, but l do not mean to limit my invention to that type of valvenor to the use of a collar to provide a valve seat.

E is the spout of the pour-out and as shown it is somewhat cupor funnel shaped and is narrowed at one end to form a nozzle El to guide the liquid which is being poured. In Figs. 3 and i the nozzle is provided with'a cover E2 partly cut away to form an outlet for the liquid. I have shown the pour-out as funnel shaped so that it may be useful in filling' the can. I also prefer to use the spout as the fulcrum' for the lever F which is attached thereto' either by perforatihg he walls ofthe pour-.out and passing the' end of the lever therethrough and upsetting the ends as shown at (Figs. l and or else by binding either end around an eye e made, for example, of wire and soldered to the inside' of the spout as shown in Figs. 3 and The talve C has a rod c which projects upward and terminates in a ring f1 and in the preferred form of my invention shown, the lever F is made of a piece of wire bent into the form of a loop f1 the ends of which are attached to the spout as described above, the intermediate portions passing through the ring c1 as shown in each view.

In a smaller can, say one quart, such as is shown in Figs. 3 and l, which is provided with a handle G by which it is held and tipped for pouring, the loop f1 may be brought near the handle G as shown so that when one tips the can to pour from it, he depresses the lever F by pressing the thumb of his lifting hand on the loop f1 and this depresses the valve rod c and opens the valve C, allowing the liquid to flow out.

Figs. l and 2 show my invention applied to a large can, say one of five gallons, which requires both hands to lift it. In this can a bail H is provided suitably hinged as at 7L to projections h1 from the top of the can and bent as at h2 so that the bent portion rests on the loop f1 of the lever. The can is also provided with the usual loop or handle H1 near the bottom of the can to assist in lifting it. In this case the can is lifted by the bail H and to pour from it the user with his other hand grasps the loop H1 and lifts the can into o1' toward a horizontal position. As the bail H remains in vertical position the can as it is tipped brings the lever F into engagement with the bail H so that the free end of the lever F is depressed and depresses the valve rod and so opens the valve.

It is not essential that either the lever F or the bail H shall be pivotally attached in the exact manner shown nor to the parts of the can shown so long as they are so attached as to perform the functions described. The cage or tube B may be otherwise constructed if thought best. As shown it provides a support for the spring, a guide for the valve and an ample passage for the liqiiid'during the pouring operation. Y The tube may yloe perforated as shown or otherwise eon' Hfstrueted to' provide for the free passage of lioliid therethrough, and form a cage for the `What I claim 'as my invention is 1% l. A can having an ,opening adapted to serve as an inlet for filling said can and also as a pour-out, a cage suspended from said opening, a valve located inl said cage and adapted normally to keep said opening in a Closed position, and means for opening said valve comprising a rod extending upwardly from said valve, a lever fastened to said can, extending over said rod and adapted to en-l gage therewith and a bail hinged to said can and adapted to engage said lever vwhen said can is in a pouring'position'aiidl cause itto operate said lever to open said valve.

2. A can having an opening adapted to f 4serve as an inlet for filling said can and also as a pour-out, a valve normally closing said opening, means for holdingsaid valve in closed position and means for openingfsaid valve comprising a rod extending upwardly from said valve, a lever fastened -to said can and extending over said rod and adapted to` engage therewith, and a bail hinged to said can and adapted when said can `is in poiiring position to engage said lever and canse it to operate said lever to open said valve.

3. A can having an opening adapted to serve as an inlet for filling said canand also as a pour-ont, a valve normally closing said opening, means. for holding said valve in a y closed position, and means forL opening saidvalve comprising a lever fastened .to said can, said lever being adapted to operatively engage said Avalve anda bail hinged to said i 'i Copies 0f this Patel/111 may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Coniinssm.@i` ofpalments,i I I i Washngtonli). C v Y f Y l. 

